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Bernstein, Liebermann and Dvořák
Gareth playing his flute
Barbican

Bernstein, Liebermann and Dvořák

Anja Bihlmaier and Gareth Davies

Thursday 26 March 2026 • 7pm

Anja Bihlmaier conducts Dvořák’s Symphony No 9, Bernstein’s gritty portrait of New York, and a new Flute Concerto by Lowell Liebermann, with the LSO's own Gareth Davies as soloist.

Half Six Fix: Shostakovich 5
Sir Antonio Pappano standing on the podium, facing the audience in the Barbican Hall, talking into a microphone
Barbican

Half Six Fix: Shostakovich 5

Sir Antonio Pappano

Wednesday 15 April 2026 • 6.30pm

Kick-start your evening with this 60-minute Half Six Fix concert, conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.

Holst, Korngold and Shostakovich
A violinist performs a solo in front of an attentive orchestra conductor and orchestra members in a concert hall setting.
Barbican

Holst, Korngold and Shostakovich

Sir Antonio Pappano and Vilde Frang

Thursday 16 April 2026 • 7pm

The exceptional Vilde Frang performs Korngold's sweeping and cinematic Violin Concerto whilst Shostakovich’s Fifth unleashes its big tunes and white-hot intensity.

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
Sir Antonio Pappano energetically leading an orchestra performance, with musicians playing violins and other string instruments. The scene is set in a concert hall.
Barbican

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius

Sir Antonio Pappano

Sunday 19 April 2026 • 7pm

Sir Antonio Pappano, the LSO, and the London Symphony Chorus bring Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius to life – a powerful oratorio filled with drama, beauty, angels and demons.

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
Sir Antonio Pappano conducting the LSO at the Barbican
Barbican

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius

Sir Antonio Pappano

Tuesday 21 April 2026 • 7pm

Sir Antonio Pappano, the LSO, and the London Symphony Chorus bring Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius to life—a powerful oratorio filled with drama, beauty, angels and demons.

Britten, Bernstein and Tchaikovsky
Sir Antonio Pappano energetically leading an orchestra performance, with musicians playing violins and other string instruments. The scene is set in a concert hall.
Barbican

Britten, Bernstein and Tchaikovsky

Sir Antonio Pappano and Beatrice Rana

Sunday 10 May 2026 • 7pm

Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO and Italian pianist Beatrice Rana navigate beauty, grief, and turmoil with Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem, Bernstein’s The Age of Anxiety, and Tchaikovsky’s haunting Pathétique.

Beethoven, Wagner and Strauss
Conductor Nathalie Stutzmann and pianist Leif Ove Andsnes on the Barbican stage
Barbican

Beethoven, Wagner and Strauss

Nathalie Stutzmann and Leif Ove Andsnes

Thursday 14 May 2026 • 7pm

Join Nathalie Stutzmann and Leif Ove Andsnes as we bring Beethoven’s pathos, Wagner’s power, and Strauss’ dazzling Vienna to life in a thrilling orchestral journey.

Half Six Fix: Mahler 4
Sir Simon Rattle faces the audience in the Barbican concert hall
Barbican

Half Six Fix: Mahler 4

Sir Simon Rattle and Lucy Crowe

Wednesday 20 May 2026 • 6.30pm

Mahler's transcendent Fourth Symphony is brought to life by Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO, alongside soprano Lucy Crowe.

Gerhard, Strauss and Mahler
Soprano Lucy Crowe pictured in a field, with the sun setting in the background
Barbican

Gerhard, Strauss and Mahler

Sir Simon Rattle and Lucy Crowe

Thursday 21 May 2026 • 7pm

Lucy Crowe joins the LSO and Sir Simon Rattle for Mahler's Symphony No 4, alongside beautiful late works by Richard Strauss.

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll & Excerpts from Götterdämmerung
Sir Simon Rattle conducting the LSO at the Barbican
Barbican

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll & Excerpts from Götterdämmerung

Sir Simon Rattle

Sunday 24 May 2026 • 7pm

Sir Simon Rattle conducts four powerful moments from the final chapter of Wagner's epic Ring cycle, alongside his Siegfried Idyll.

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll & Excerpts from Götterdämmerung
Sir Simon Rattle conducting the LSO at the Barbican
Barbican

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll & Excerpts from Götterdämmerung

Sir Simon Rattle

Thursday 28 May 2026 • 7pm

Sir Simon Rattle conducts four powerful moments from the final chapter of Wagner's epic Ring cycle, alongside his Siegfried Idyll.

LSO on Film: Blockbusters
Conductor Dirk Brossé
Barbican

LSO on Film: Blockbusters

Dirk Brossé

Sunday 7 June 2026 • 7pm

Experience the magic of cinema as the LSO brings iconic film scores to life, from Superman to Star Wars, led by conductor Dirk Brossé.